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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2023 19:16:58 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 4m Raffy Devers thumps a two-run double and it's 2-1 Sox.
RBI 33 and 34 for No. 11.
Clutch two-out, two-run single for Arroyo and Sox lead 4-1 as the crowd boos.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2023 19:21:07 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 2m Sox 0-9 vs. Bailey Falter first time around. 5x7 with a walk in the 4th.
Make that 5x8 as McGuire singles to make it 5-1 and Falter is done for the night.
Boos rain down.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2023 21:17:53 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 8m #RedSox 7, #Phillies, 4, phinal.
That's 8 in a row for the Sox and career save No. 399 for Kenley Jansen
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 6, 2023 21:19:47 GMT -5
Red Sox win 8th straight; Rafael Devers belts 3 hits, drives in 2 runs Published: May. 06, 2023, 10:06 p.m.
By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com PHILADELPHIA — Phillies starter Bailey Falter retired the first nine batters he faced Saturday.
But his second time through the Red Sox order didn’t go nearly as well. Boston batted around in the fourth, bringing 10 men to the plate, scoring five runs and knocking Falter out of the game.
Rafael Devers went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and the Red Sox won their eighth straight game. They beat Philadelphia 7-4 at Citizens Bank Park.
Red Sox score 5 runs in the fourth Rob Refsnyder singled to begin the fourth inning. Alex Verdugo doubled and Justin Turner walked to load the bases. Devers then crushed a two-run double that scored Refsnyder and Verdugo, giving Boston a 2-1 lead.
Christian Arroyo made it 4-1 with a two-out, two-run single. Reese McGuire made it 5-1 with a two-out RBI single.
Rob Refsnyder puts Red Sox ahead 7-3 Rob Refsnyder, who batted in the leadoff spot against the left-handed starter, stroked a two-run double against right-handed reliever Connor Brogdon in the sixth inning to put Boston ahead 7-3.
Corey Kluber pitches 5 innings Red Sox starter Corey Kluber pitched 5 innings, allowing three runs, seven hits and no walks while striking out one.
Sunday’s Red Sox-Phillies game The Red Sox will go for a three-game sweep Sunday. The series finale between the Red Sox and Phillies will start at 1:35 p.m. Boston righty Tanner Houck (3-1, 5.34 ERA) will start opposite Philadelphia righty Taijuan Walker (2-2, 6.91 ERA).
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Post by scrappyunderdog on May 6, 2023 22:52:32 GMT -5
A remarkable run. It feels like okay rotation work, good BP work, and hitting consistently thru the lineup.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 7, 2023 3:20:32 GMT -5
Another Sox success story as win streak hits 8 Devers sparks pivotal 5-run 4th, Kluber battles on mound to help secure series victory 1:13 AM GMT-3 Ian Browne Ian Browne
@ianmbrowne
PHILADELPHIA -- The Red Sox have developed an early-season formula for success, one that worked again on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park as they rolled to a 7-4 victory over the Phillies to stretch their winning streak to eight games, the longest in the Majors.
This isn’t deep analytical stuff. It is a no-nonsense approach that their opponents haven’t much of an answer for.
Typically, Boston’s relentlessly balanced offense knocks the opposing starter out of the game by the early innings. Meanwhile, the Red Sox’s starting pitcher goes five innings -- often exactly five -- and that’s enough to make the sturdy work of the offense stand up.
While clinching another series victory -- this was the sixth they’ve won out of the last seven they’ve played -- the Red Sox knocked Phillies lefty Bailey Falter out of the game with two outs in the top of the fourth inning.
In the 35 games the Red Sox (21-14) have played, they’ve knocked the other team’s starter out before the end of the fourth inning 11 times, an MLB high.
“Yeah, I mean, that’s a credit to the guys,” manager Alex Cora said. “They work hard on their craft. They work hard on their game plan and they’re executing.”
While Sox starter Corey Kluber wasn’t spectacular, he hit the magic number of five innings, yielding seven hits and three runs. That marked the 12th straight game a Boston starter has gone at least five innings.
“I think that the guys, it goes without saying how well they’re swinging the bat right now,” Kluber said. “I think that as a pitching staff, we’re really just trying to minimize the damage and keep us in the ballgame.
“Really just bide our time until they put together a big inning like they did tonight. It seems like every night, they’re doing that at least one time.”
While all facets of a team have to function to achieve an eight-game winning streak -- Boston’s longest since June 25-July 2, 2021 -- it is the offense that is setting the agenda.
Starting pitchers have a 6.36 ERA against the Red Sox, averaging just 4.49 innings per start with a 1.57 WHIP.
And now Rafael Devers, who had a recent slump, is rolling again, making the offense that much harder to stop. Devers smoked three hits in Saturday’s win, including a two-run double to spark a five-run top of the fourth.
“When he starts working the ball the other way, he’s locked in,” Cora said. “And he hit a few rockets that way. He's been attacked with a lot of fastballs lately. If you're gonna attack him with fastballs, you better get it up there because he's gonna swing, we know that.
“But if you don't get it to your spot, he's gonna do damage with it.”
While the performance of Devers is to be expected, the satisfying part of this stretch for the Red Sox is that Cora is rolling different players in and out of the lineup with similar results.
Alex Verdugo, one of the team’s most consistent hitters all season, didn’t play Thursday and Friday due to illness. The Sox rolled anyway.
Masataka Yoshida, in the middle of a 15-game hitting streak, was given a rest on Saturday. Enter Rob Refsnyder, who belted a two-run double to pad the lead in the sixth just as the Phillies had started to draw closer.
The next-man up thing has become a real thing for the Sox.
When Adam Duvall went down with a broken left wrist on April 9, Jarren Duran was called up from the Minors and has played the best baseball of his career.
Just as Yu Chang had stabilized the infield with his plus defense at shortstop and he had been getting hot at the plate, he broke the hamate bone in his left wrist.
Up stepped Enmanuel Valdez, who has been scalding the baseball when he plays.
“That's a good point,” Refsnyder said. “I think we know we have two different lineups, one against lefties and one against righties, and I think guys are kind of settling into their roles and I think it's important. I think every guy likes knowing their role and I think AC does a good job communicating.”
The bullpen, which got save No. 399 from Kenley Jansen on Saturday, has also been doing a strong job.
“There are a lot of parts that are firing right now,” Kluber said. “I think that’s how win streaks tend to happen.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 7, 2023 5:39:54 GMT -5
Red Sox to activate James Paxton this week, then decide when to give lefthander a start By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated May 6, 2023, 7:33 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA — James Paxton, who signed with the Red Sox on Dec. 1, 2021, will finally get a chance to pitch for them next weekend.
On Saturday, manager Alex Cora said the team plans to activate Paxton from the injured list during the two-game series at Atlanta that begins Tuesday.
“Then we’ll decide when he pitches,” Cora said. “He’s going to start at one point during the week.”
Nick Pivetta and Brayan Bello are the scheduled starters against the Braves. The Sox open a three-game series at home Friday against the Cardinals.
Paxton, 34, had Tommy John surgery on April 13, 2021. The Sox signed him believing he could return in the second half of last season.
A series of setbacks prevented that. Paxton then picked up a $4 million player option on his deal.
The lefthander strained his right hamstring in his first spring training start and did not pitch again in camp. He was 2-3 with a 6.23 ERA and 1.57 WHIP in six games for Triple A Worcester.
Paxton faced Buffalo on Friday and allowed two runs on two hits and five walks over five innings and 96 pitches.
“Overall, very pleased with how he threw the ball,” Cora said.
Paxton was 1-1 with a 6.65 ERA in six major league starts from 2020-21 with the Yankees (five) and Mariners (one). He was 15-6 with a 3.82 ERA in 29 starts for the Yankees in 2019.
Could the Sox go to the six-man rotation?
“If we want to, yeah,” Cora said. “We’ll see.”
It’s more likely the Sox drop a starter into the bullpen to see what Paxton can give them.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 7, 2023 5:42:27 GMT -5
RED SOX NOTEBOOK Masataka Yoshida proves to be big Bryce Harper fan and enjoys meet-and-greet with Phillies star By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated May 6, 2023, 7:07 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA — Not every baseball player is necessarily an avid baseball fan. Plenty put that aside once the game becomes how they earn a living.
Masataka Yoshida has never felt that way. Bryce Harper has long been his favorite player, to a point that he named his dog “Harper” and incorporated the Phillies star’s initials as part of his Instagram handle.
Yoshida even wore No. 34 during his time with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan, Harper’s number when he played for the Nationals.
So it was a thrill for Yoshida when the left fielder met Harper for the first time on Saturday before the Sox played the Phillies.
“I enjoyed the time with Bryce,” a smiling Yoshida said via a translator.
The players met up in a hallway between the clubhouses at Citizens Bank Park. Harper presented Yoshida with two autographed bats and an autographed pair of spikes. Harper used one of the bats in the National League Championship Series last season.
“That bat, that’s going to be my treasure,” Yoshida said. “I was a little nervous meeting him for the first time.”
Yoshida is only nine months younger than Harper, but the 29-year-old has long admired how Harper plays. It goes back to when Yoshida was playing in college.
“I felt he’s an obvious superstar,” Yoshida said. “He makes the fans excited … He’s one year older than me but he had already played really well in big league games. That’s the reason I was a fan of him.”
Despite a 15-game hit streak, Yoshida was out of the lineup for Saturday’s 7-4 victory against the Phillies. He will return Sunday. Paxton to be activated
James Paxton, who signed with the Red Sox on Dec. 1, 2021, will finally get a chance to pitch for them next weekend.
Manager Alex Cora said the team plans to activate Paxton from the injured list during the two-game series at Atlanta that begins Tuesday.
“Then we’ll decide when he pitches,” Cora said. “He’s going to start at one point during the week.”
Nick Pivetta and Brayan Bello are the scheduled starters against the Braves. The Sox open a three-game series at home Friday against the Cardinals.
Paxton, 34, had Tommy John surgery on April 13, 2021. The Sox signed him believing he could return in the second half of last season.
A series of setbacks prevented that. Paxton then picked up a $4 million player option on his deal.
The lefthander strained his right hamstring in his first spring training start and did not pitch again in camp. He was 2-3 with a 6.23 ERA and 1.57 WHIP in six games for Triple A Worcester.
Paxton faced Buffalo on Friday and allowed two runs on two hits and five walks over five innings and 96 pitches.
“Overall, very pleased with how he threw the ball,” Cora said.
Paxton was 1-1 with a 6.65 ERA in six major league starts from 2020-21 with the Yankees (five) and Mariners (one). He was 15-6 with a 3.82 ERA in 29 starts for the Yankees in 2019.
Could the Sox go to the six-man rotation?
“If we want to, yeah,” Cora said. “We’ll see.”
It’s more likely the Sox drop a starter into the bullpen to see what Paxton can give them. Littell arrives
The Sox added righthanded reliever Zack Littell to the roster Saturday and optioned righty Kaleb Ort to Worcester.
Littell was acquired in a cash deal with Texas on Friday after using an “upward mobility” clause in his minor league contract. It required the Rangers to promote or trade Littell if another team was willing to put him on the major league roster.
The 27-year-old pitched well in nine Triple A games this season. Littell was a key bullpen contributor with the Giants in 2021 but struggled last season, allowing 25 earned runs on 48 hits over 44⅓ innings.
“Good fastball, good split, good slider,” Cora said. “He’s been throwing the ball well. We like his repertoire … he’s throwing a lot of strikes right now.”
Outfielder Adam Duvall (wrist) was transferred to the 60-day injured list to make room for Littell on the 40-man roster. Iron man
Justin Turner leads the majors with 35 games played, a function of the Sox being the only team to have played 35 times. “No days off,” the 37-year-old DH/first baseman said … Here’s a strange one: The Red Sox had two triples in their first 46 plate appearances this season and haven’t had another in the more than 1,300 since … Sox relievers have allowed two earned runs over 14 innings in the last four games.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 7, 2023 5:47:21 GMT -5
Red Sox @ Phillies Sunday, 7th May 2023 1:35pm @ Citizens Bank Park
Houck 3-1/ 5.34
Walker 2-2/6.91
Seeking 9th straight win, Red Sox gear up for series finale vs. Phillies FLM
The Boston Red Sox look to keep their high-octane offense clicking on all cylinders Sunday when they vie for a three-game sweep of the host Philadelphia Phillies.
The white-hot Red Sox have scored 59 runs during their eight-game winning streak following a 7-4 victory on Saturday.
Boston, which has scored at least five runs in each game during its winning streak, is bidding to win nine in a row for the first time since April 5-14, 2021.
Rafael Devers highlighted his second three-hit performance in his last three games on Saturday with a two-run double that ignited a five-run fourth inning. Devers is 8-for-18 (.444) with one homer, seven RBIs and three runs during his four-game hitting streak.
Speaking of hitting streaks, Masataka Yoshida hopes to benefit from Saturday's scheduled day off when he carries a 15-game run into the series finale.
The Red Sox will look to continue their winning ways on Sunday afternoon when they send Tanner Houck (3-1, 5.34 ERA) to the mound against Philadelphia's Taijuan Walker (2-2, 6.91) in a battle of right-handers.
Houck, 26, has been inserted into the starting rotation for the time being with left-hander James Paxton working his way back from a hamstring injury.
Houck won his first three decisions before allowing four runs (three earned) in five innings of a 6-2 setback to the Baltimore Orioles on April 26. He followed that up by permitting six runs on as many hits in six innings of a no-decision versus the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.
"I got cute," Houck told the Boston Globe. "In general, I wouldn't say I had the best command. I didn't throw a lot of strikes and didn't get ahead of guys early."
Houck will be facing Philadelphia for the first time in his career.
Should Houck handle his business on Sunday, the Red Sox could be in line to turn to Kenley Jansen for the third time this series. He picked up the save in the previous two encounters with the Phillies to push his career total to 399.
Walker, 30, will look to atone for a brutal outing in his last trip to the mound. He yielded eight runs on as many hits -- including three homers -- in 3 1/3 innings of a 13-4 shellacking by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday.
Signed to a four-year, $72 million contract in the offseason, Walker has permitted five homers and 13 runs over his last two starts.
"I'd like to just be aggressive in the zone, and really trust my stuff," Walker told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "I think I was trying to do too much with too many pitches. Instead, I'd like to just have the catcher set down the middle and throw the (heck) out of the ball."
Walker is 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA and 1.737 WHIP in three career starts versus the Red Sox.
While on the subject of struggling Phillies, Kyle Schwarber takes the cake. He is 0-for-19 with seven strikeouts in his last four games.
Two-time National League MVP Bryce Harper, however, launched a solo shot in the fifth inning on Saturday for his first homer of the season.
Red Sox at Phillies Sunday, at 1:35 PM EST Partly Cloudy It's expected to be 73° F with a 1% chance of precipitation and 8 MPH wind blowing out in Philadelphia at 1:35 PM EST. Hourly Forecasts: Weather.com
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 7, 2023 8:57:53 GMT -5
Game 36: Red Sox at Phillies lineups and notes By Amin Touri Globe Staff,Updated May 7, 2023, 3 minutes ago
The Red Sox bats won’t seem to cool off, and with eight straight wins under their belt, they can make it nine (and claim another sweep) against the Phillies Sunday afternoon.
Tanner Houck was shaky in his last outing, allowing six earned runs over six innings, but got plenty of run support for his third win of the season. Even with the Boston offense rolling, he’ll likely need to be sharper when he takes the ball for the finale Sunday. Related: Masataka Yoshida proves to be big Bryce Harper fan and enjoys meet-and-greet with Phillies star
Taijuan Walker has struggled to recapture his Mets form in Philadelphia; he was rocked for eight runs and couldn’t escape the fourth inning against the Dodgers last time out. Walker will be tasked with arresting the Phillies’ six-game slide and keeping the red-hot Sox at bay.
Lineups
RED SOX (21-14):
1. Alex Verdugo (L) RF 2. Masataka Yoshida (L) DH 3. Raimel Tapia (L) LF 4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 5. Jarren Duran (L) CF 6. Triston Casas (L) 1B 7. Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B 8. Enrique Hernandez (R) SS 9. Connor Wong (R) C
Pitching: RHP Tanner Houck (3-1, 5.34 ERA)
PHILLIES (15-19):
Pitching: RHP Taijuan Walker (2-2, 6.91 ERA)
Time: 1:35 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Red Sox vs. Walker: Rafael Devers 1-5, Kiké Hernández 1-2, Reese McGuire 0-1, Rob Refsnyder 0-3, Raimel Tapia 0-3, Justin Turner 4-16, Alex Verdugo 1-4
Phillies vs. Houck: Josh Harrison 1-1, Brandon Marsh 1-2
Stat of the day: The Sox have only been caught stealing once this season (with 23 successful swipes), the fewest failed attempts in baseball.
Notes: The Red Sox have scored 59 runs over the last eight games, and have scored at least five in each of the eight wins ... Boston is bidding for its first nine-game win streak in over two years, since April 2021 ... Houck is facing Philadelphia for the first time in his career ... Signed to a four-year, $72 million contract in the offseason, Walker has permitted five homers and 13 runs over his last two starts ... He is 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA and 1.737 WHIP in three career starts against the Red Sox ... Two-time National League MVP Bryce Harper launched his first homer of the season Saturday as he makes his way back from an elbow injury.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 7, 2023 9:03:35 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 10m #RedSox moves: Christian Arroyo was placed on 10-day IL (right hamstring strain) and Bobby Dalbec recalled.
Tapia has hit third previously once in his previous 395 career starts, on May 22, 2019 for the Rockies. He was 1 for 4 and drove in a run.
#RedSox start the day with the 4th best record (21-14) in the majors and tied for sixth in run differential (+30).
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 7, 2023 14:39:47 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 1h That's the second time this season Yoshida has been picked off first.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 7, 2023 14:40:13 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 34m Cora played the book move and went to Bleier to face Schwarber.
But he left a sinker up and it went a long way. 4-1 Phillies.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 7, 2023 19:03:32 GMT -5
Houck finding one good turn deserves another Right-hander battles for 5-plus frames against Phils, but Boston's win streak ends at 8 6:56 PM ADT Ian Browne
Ian Browne
PHILADELPHIA -- Tanner Houck finally looks as if he’s about to drop that swingman label from his job description.
Boston’s talented 26-year-old righty has been used exclusively as a starter this season and it might stay that way.
Houck was mostly effective in Sunday afternoon’s 6-1 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, which snapped the Red Sox’s eight-game win streak. He yielded three runs on five hits and one walk over 5 2/3 innings, struck out four and was efficient, throwing 74 pitches (50 for strikes).
“Just going right after hitters,” Houck said. “Getting strike one, strike two, putting them in an uncomfortable spot. I felt like I went out there and threw a lot of strikes, got ahead of hitters early, and kind of fixed the stuff that I felt like I struggled with last outing.” Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.
The competition for spots in Boston’s rotation is about to increase. Veteran James Paxton finished his Minor League rehab assignment on Friday night and manager Alex Cora has stated that the veteran lefty is likely to make his first start of the season next weekend at home against the Cardinals.
That will not impact Houck, whom Cora said is in line to make his next start.
“I'm just going out there that day ready to start, whatever they need. I have always wanted to start. I've always seen myself as a starter,” Houck said. “To have that confidence from AC is great. But I’ve got another one to get ready for.”
In seven starts this season, Houck is 3-2 with a 5.26 ERA. However, the ERA was driven up in his previous outing, when he was the recipient of a six-run barrage in a tough top of the fifth inning by the Blue Jays. The impressive thing about that start is that Houck came back out for the sixth and fired a scoreless frame in a game his team won, 7-6.
Houck has gone five-plus innings in six of his seven starts. He has held opponents to a .254 average and a .688 OPS, and he has given up just two home runs in his last six starts.
“He's been good,” Cora said. “I think he's gone five in most of these outings and given us a chance to win. Obviously, in the last one, he gave us six, but he gave us what we needed.
“So we don't see it by results or whatever. We see it by how he's trending and stuff, you know, and today it was very efficient.”
After breezing through the first three innings, Houck got in trouble in the fourth, including a walk to Bryce Harper that loaded the bases with none out. Though walking Harper isn’t always the worst outcome, Houck was annoyed by it.
“The walk to Harper, I thought was a bad walk, not because of men on, but because it was four pitches after I got strike one on him. It’s about refining those small mistakes and just continuing to push myself to get better each time,” Houck said.
Houck at least minimized the damage, holding the Phillies to a two-run rally.
It was 2-1 and he was still out there in the sixth with two outs, but Cora came to get him when Kyle Schwarber came up with Harper on first. Cora opted for the lefty-lefty matchup and it didn’t go well, as Richard Bleier’s pitch caught too much plate and Schwarber drilled it for a two-run homer.
As Houck continues to establish himself, he will be entrusted to stay in for some of those matchups.
“Yeah, I mean as a friend [of Schwarber’s] and as a competitor, I'd love to go out there and face him,” Houck said. “But I trust AC with everything that I have. If he comes out there and takes the ball, I have full faith in whoever's coming in.”
Meanwhile, the Red Sox are gaining increasing faith in Houck, who could be close to coming of age.
“I love the way he’s attacking hitters. He’s really splitting the plate,” first baseman Triston Casas said. “He’s using the sinker on the inside part of the plate to the righties and then drawing them off with the slider, and then mixing in his changeup to the lefties, which is huge.
“I really like the way he’s going about things.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on May 7, 2023 19:05:09 GMT -5
Red Sox’s 8-game winning streak ends as ex-Boston slugger makes them pay
Published: May. 07, 2023, 3:53 p.m.
By
Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
PHILADELPHIA — Former Red Sox slugger Kyle Schwarber bashed a two-run homer for the Phillies in the sixth inning and Boston’s eight-game winning streak ended Sunday
The Red Sox lost 6-1 to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.
Phillies righty Taijuan Walker entered with a 6.91 ERA in six starts. But the Red Sox managed only three hits against him in 6 innings.
Alex Cora makes questionable decision
Boston starter Tanner Houck allowed three runs, five hits and one walk while striking out four in 5 ⅔ innings. He left with Boston behind 2-1, one runner on base and two outs in the sixth.
Houck had thrown just 74 pitches but manager Alex Cora decided to go with the left-vs.-left matchup and Schwarber made Boston pay.
Left-handed reliever Richard Bleier replaced Houck and gave up a 434-foot, 110.8 mph home run to left-handed hitting Schwarber.
Bleier has had issues against left-handed batters who are 8-for-18 with two homers against him this season. Meanwhile, right-handed batters are only 7-for-38 (.184) against him.
Bleier has held lefty batters to a .232 average in his career while right-handed hitters have batted .298 against him.
Schwarber was 1-for-8 with two strikeouts against Bleier entering the at-bat.
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Phillies take early lead
The Phillies took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Philadelphia loaded the bases against Houck on two singles and a walk to begin the frame.
Houck got Nick Castellanos to ground to third but Rafael Devers bobbled the ball and could record only one out. Devers dived to tag out Trea Turner who was headed from second to third base.
If he had fielded it cleanly, Devers could have thrown home to try for a 5-2-3 double play. Instead, Bryson Stott scored from third base.
Schwarber followed with an RBI single to make it 2-0. Triston Casas homers
Triston Casas cut the Phillies’ lead to 2-1 with a solo homer to center field in the fifth inning. Casas belted it 416 feet and it left his bat at 106.4 mph.
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